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September 25, 2025Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Digital health literacy among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study on prevalence and influencing factors

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XZXingxia ZhangYYYongqing YuanJJJie Jiang

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Cross-sectional survey highlights internet use and sociodemographic factors affecting digital health literacy.

Key Points

  • Only 30.45% of older adults in Sichuan meet the eHEALS threshold for digital health literacy, showing a critical gap.
  • Significant associations exist between digital health literacy and factors like residence, gender, and internet behaviors.
  • Analysis involved a cross-sectional survey of 1,202 adults aged 60 and over, utilizing multivariable logistic regression.
  • Targeted interventions like community training and family-supported education are crucial for improving digital health literacy.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5bd72dc445aa9033b0e05https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1661177
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